Reynolds number and impeller diameter effects on instabilities in stirred vessels

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2050-2063

  Galletti, C ^a   Paglianti, A ^a   Lee, K C ^b   Yianneskis, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow instabilities; Fluid mixing; Impeller diameter; Precession; Reynolds number; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPELLERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

FLUID DENSITY; STIRRED VESSELS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW STABILITY; IMPELLER; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STIRRED TANK;

ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENERGY; FLUID FLOW; IMPELLER; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MIXER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STIRRED REACTOR; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 4243193698     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10236     Document Type: Article

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